Lightning over Adelaide

Lightning over Adelaide by Andre Gascoigne

Lightning over Adelaide

Well this is the shot that made it into the 2008 channel ten weather calendar, so I’m pretty proud of that.Getting this into the calendar was my first… ‘public’ recognition of my work so this is a pretty special shot to me.

it is lightning over Adelaide looking down from Mount Osmond. It was taken in December 2006 and featured on the following nights news broadcast.

Lightning over Adelaide belongs to the following groups:

Lightning and Storms, Night Photography and Vibrant and Vivid Color
  • Cathie Tranent

    Cathie TranentAdelaide Meatspace Coordinator, 10 months ago

    Extreme!! :)

    Mum’s are great like that …..

  • Craig Hender

    Craig Hender, 10 months ago

    Awesome capture, you should be proud of it.

  • Paul Tait

    Paul Tait, 10 months ago

    Congratulations. I hope that you were in a safe position when you took it. Good on ya Mum!

  • Denzil

    Denzil, 10 months ago

    Your Mum’s right though – you SHOULD be proud of it!

  • Cheryl Dunning

    Cheryl Dunning, 10 months ago

    wow…..great shot! perfect timing

  • Mister

    Mister, 10 months ago

    Amazing image.

  • storm22

    storm22, 10 months ago

    great shot awesome!

  • Albert1000

    Albert1000, 10 months ago

    Oh, so nice. Don’t want to be standing over there.

  • helene ruiz

    helene ruiz, 10 months ago

    amazing shot!

  • Sharon Bishop

    Sharon Bishop, 10 months ago

    Awesome event…and beautifully captured

  • Jess Fleming

    Jess Fleming, 10 months ago

    That is an awesome shot! I have been shooting lightning for a few years now, but haven’t got anything like this!

  • vonne

    vonne, 10 months ago

    AWESOME!!!

  • Kimberley Gifford

    Kimberley Gifford, 10 months ago

    This is amazing! Really lights up our city huh!!

  • Mary Lake

    Mary Lake, 10 months ago

    Absolutly AWESOME!!! Wonderful color in the sky, you captured the lighting so well!!! WAY TO GO on having it recognized in the weather calendar!! :-)

  • Danielle Bailey

    Danielle Bailey, 10 months ago

    What a great shot! I’ve tried to get lightning shots and it just hasn’t worked, hundreds of pictures of black is what I get. (think I need a tripod). I love the colours in this. Congratulations on getting it into the calendar.

  • Susan Grissom

    Susan Grissom, 10 months ago

    Wild! Great shot

  • Dean Warwick

    Dean Warwick, 10 months ago

    awsome, awsome.

  • brucemlong

    brucemlong, 10 months ago

    fantastic,good luck in your selling of this view

  • anthonymc

    anthonymc, 10 months ago

    Congratulations Andre, a superb piece.

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns, 10 months ago

    OMG this is fantastic

  • Joanna Clark

    Joanna Clark, 10 months ago

    Fantastic!

  • Jamie Lee

    Jamie Lee, 10 months ago

    Absolutely Incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley, 10 months ago

    WOW! This is awesome! The colour and light are spectacular.

  • Frank Legault

    Frank Legault, 10 months ago

    Very powerful image…Love it!!!

  • Jodie Carruthers

    Jodie Carruthers, 10 months ago

    Amazing

  • KCphoto

    KCphoto, 10 months ago

    Very cool capture & colors :)Kristi

  • Andre Gascoigne

    Andre Gascoigne, 10 months ago

    wow! thankyou so much everyone! this got a far larger reaction than i expected! thankyou all for your kind words :)

  • RoughDiamond

    RoughDiamond, 10 months ago

    far out!!!!! :)

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert, 10 months ago

    Brilliant shot

  • Devika Fernando

    Devika Fernando, 10 months ago

    frightening but magically beautiful!

  • Sharon Stafford

    Sharon Stafford, 10 months ago

    That is a very sweet lightning shot. Way to go.

  • Damiend

    Damiend, 10 months ago

    Superb image!!!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69, 10 months ago

    That is B* AWESOME ~straight to favourites!

  • Daniel J. McCauley IV

    Daniel J. McCa..., 10 months ago

    Congrats on your inclusion in the calendar. Fantastic work!

  • Andre Gascoigne

    Andre Gascoigne, 10 months ago

    hahah once again. thankyou so much everyone!

  • Rita  H. Ireland

    Rita H. Ireland, 10 months ago

    Just awesome!..........the best light storm I ever seen….......................Rita

  • caroline ellis

    caroline ellis, 10 months ago

    my sister in law loves this one

  • phil1950

    phil1950, 10 months ago

    FANTASTIC! shot, superb layers of dramatic colours, well done :)

  • Pete Chennell

    Pete Chennell, 10 months ago

    Stunning capture Andre…very good and well deserved recognition.

  • Deri Dority

    Deri Dority, 10 months ago

    Wow, such an amazing shot!!!

  • eltotton

    eltotton, 10 months ago

    WOW!!! Great shot.

  • photoson

    photoson, 10 months ago

    OH WOW THIS IS AMAZING. Is this 2 photos? Even if it was this is still amazing work.

  • Andre Gascoigne

    Andre Gascoigne, 10 months ago

    nope, this is all one image. The only adjustments i made were to the exposure and white balance of the RAW file, and then added the slightest of sharpening layers to it

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio, 10 months ago

    Great shot, awesome sky !!!!

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins, 10 months ago

    awesome photo – love the colour of the sky…

  • Gordon MacK

    Gordon MacK, 10 months ago

    This is a fantastic shot! How much photoshopping was put into it?

  • Andre Gascoigne

    Andre Gascoigne, 10 months ago

    thanks again guys. as i said just before. very very minimal photoshopping – just a sharpen layer.

  • Hagen

    Hagen, 10 months ago

    Wow

  •  chris blackwell

    chris blackwell, 10 months ago

    awsome shot

  • Michelle Boyer

    Michelle Boyer, 10 months ago

    Wow- striking color in this image

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington, 10 months ago

    this shot is awesome.. well done

  • Shauna  Noble

    Shauna Noble, 10 months ago

    congratulations on making the calendar – I’ll have to buy one – great shot

  • Kevin  Kroeker

    Kevin Kroeker, 10 months ago

    Love this! Fantastic work! Well Done!

  • Al Bourassa

    Al Bourassa, 10 months ago

    Gorgeous capture!

  • Ellen

    Ellen, 10 months ago

    Excellent and impressive!

  • whisperingruth

    whisperingruth, 10 months ago

    AMAZING! You lucky guy!

  • nsoup

    nsoup, 10 months ago

    It’s very spectacular. I love the colours!

  • Gayle Shaw

    Gayle Shaw, 10 months ago

    Absolutely stunning image, hey, your Mum is just extremely proud of her boy! Congrats on the channel ten calendar!

  • Nigel Donald

    Nigel Donald, 10 months ago

    Awesome!

  • Emily Button

    Emily Button, 10 months ago

    REALLY REALLY COOL ANDRE!

  • Don Cox

    Don Cox, 10 months ago

    killer shot!!!!!!!

  • GrifGrif

    GrifGrif, 10 months ago

    it is a pretty special shot dude…you should stop whinging and soak up the pats on the back :)

  • Jase812

    Jase812, 10 months ago

    Brilliant !

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara, 10 months ago

    unextra ordinary shot welldone

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara, 10 months ago

    an extra i mean not un…sorry

  • Melissa Contreras

    Melissa Contreras, 10 months ago

    This is Fantastic, Well Done!

  • Glenn Esau

    Glenn Esau, 10 months ago

    wow this is a great shot. the skyline of the city and the shot of the lightning is amazing

  • grooverider

    grooverider, 10 months ago

    mindblowing shot

  • Andy Heatwole

    Andy Heatwole, 10 months ago

    Man, that’s nice! The color is unbelievable.

  • rogersmith

    rogersmith, 10 months ago

    superb capture … a beauty!

  • kristal ingersoll

    kristal ingersoll, 10 months ago

    Congrats on this picture you truly deserve it, Amazing!!!! The colours are beautifull, Well done

  • Matt White

    Matt White, 10 months ago

    Excellent work, truely a fantastic shot

  • gypsyin37

    gypsyin37, 10 months ago

    WOW! I mean, that is a wonderful shot. Truly a stunning photograph!

  • Deborah Fuller

    Deborah Fuller, 10 months ago

    Ilove the color.

  • John Gillis

    John Gillis, 9 months ago

    Congrats on the calender…and on a very good lightning shot

  • LocoCow

    LocoCow, 9 months ago

    I know you’ve heard it before but congrats this is awesome… Great Capture.

  • Herkissable

    Herkissable, 9 months ago

    this is amazing! you must feel proud I would if it was mine….

  • Daniel Fitzgerald

    Daniel Fitzgerald, 9 months ago

    Congratulations on the achievement, the shot looks amazing, Im still waiting to capture my first lightning shot. So hard, my cameras shutter speed only goes to 30 sec.

  • Andre Gascoigne

    Andre Gascoigne, 9 months ago

    haha, well this one was only 30 secs! :P thanks again everyone. your comments have all been so kind!

  • Antanas

    Antanas, 9 months ago

    Great moment, perfectly done

  • Paul (Quixote) Alleyne

    Paul (Quixote)..., 9 months ago

    Great shot.

  • rogersmith

    rogersmith, 9 months ago

    top shot!

  • Cory Frantz

    Cory Frantz, 9 months ago

    amazing capture! Great job

  • Cory Frantz

    Cory Frantz, 9 months ago

    amazing capture! Great job

  • Marko Palm

    Marko Palm, 9 months ago

    Looks great! Nice view too!

  • eyestrange

    eyestrange, 9 months ago

    FANTASTIC capture

  • Lollipop

    Lollipop, 8 months ago

    The best purpley picture EVER!

  • LoreLeft27

    LoreLeft27, 8 months ago

    so many comment you probably wont even see mine this is a wonderful picture hope you were in a safe place

  • Angela Stewart

    Angela Stewart, 8 months ago

    Can’t add anything more to this except to say stunning image…well done!!

  • photogenic

    photogenic, 8 months ago

    fantastic shot, a masterpiece anyone could be proud of.

  • Leeo

    Leeo, 7 months ago

    wonderful capture! Congratulations on getting it in the calender. I had a few on telly, but they didn’t make it to the calendar : )

  • Mandy Fell

    Mandy Fell, 7 months ago

    love the colour

  • AlexMac

    AlexMacGreeter, 7 months ago

    I have never seen a shot like this, such deep and perfect colours, brilliant timing, fantastic shot

  • George Lenz

    George Lenz, 7 months ago

    beautiful piece… well done

  • Marcus Grant IPA

    Marcus Grant IPA, 7 months ago

    Great shot and well done on chanel 10…

  • Michael  Bermingham WP

    Michael Bermi..., 7 months ago

    Simply awesome…

  • Helen Bascom

    Helen Bascom, 7 months ago

    Great shot!

  • EOS20

    EOS20Greeter, 7 months ago

    Wonderful shot! Well done with the calendar too! :)

  • Rikki  Pool

    Rikki Pool, 7 months ago

    Congrats mate on the shot and the news. I know what it feels like to have your work recognised, my lightning shot made front page in the paper as well a while back..

    So great shot! hope theres more to come!

  • Mick Smith

    Mick Smith, 6 months ago

    Congrats Andre. I must have missed this shot when you posted it. Great catch. Would you mind letting us in on the shutter speed etc etc?

    Mick.

  • ByrneFoto

    ByrneFoto, 5 months ago

    Magic shot, congrats on the recognition!! Thoroughly deserving!

  • Andre Gascoigne

    Andre Gascoigne in reply to Mick Smith’s comment, 5 months ago

    Hey there, sorry i never, saw this comment before. It was a 30 second exposure at around f22 from memory. when i get some proper time I’ll look it up. it was definitely 30 seconds though.

  • Andre Gascoigne

    Andre Gascoigne, 5 months ago

    once again, thankyou all for your extremely kind comments. they are so encouraging :)

  • Samuel Pevehouse

    Samuel Pevehouse, 5 months ago

    amazing shot… recognition well deserved.

  • Julie Thomas

    Julie Thomas, 5 months ago

    Congratulations, this is a really awesome capture!

  • Maya -

    Maya -, 5 months ago

    Amazing photo. Congrats on making it on the channel ten calendar.

  • Cailean

    Cailean, 5 months ago

    I remember that storm – you’ve captured it so well, you can almost see the ionization in that blue-on-blue near the lightning itself. Any wonder it was included in the Channel Ten Weather Calendar! A magnificent shot. It doesn’t completely rely on nature – you were there to witness it!

  • Gavin Bell

    Gavin Bell, 4 months ago

    OMFG!
    That is an amazing photo!

  • Ann Rodriquez

    Ann Rodriquez, 3 months ago

    This is so worthy of a calendar! : ) What a striking (no pun intended!) image! WOW!

  • Darren Post

    Darren Post, 3 months ago

    The colours are awesome… brilliant shot!

  • LaurenTaylor  Photography

    LaurenTaylor ..., 3 months ago

    this is beautiful, fantastic work.

  • Peter Merten

    Peter Merten, about 1 month ago

    Epic shot mate, i dream of one day getting a photo like that. haha

  • Simon Aberle

    Simon Aberle, 28 days ago

    What a magnificent image of our fine little city!

  • silvermoon

    silvermoon, 12 days ago

    Exquisite capture!

  • EarthGipsy

    EarthGipsy, 12 days ago

    Andre…...fantastic!

  • hangthisphoto

    hangthisphoto, 11 days ago

    Stunning, just stunning

  • reflexio

    reflexio, 11 days ago

    Wow, where have you been hiding this. Good luck with the challenge.

  • PoweriPics

    PoweriPics, 5 days ago

    Good photo and great colours!

  • Andre Gascoigne

    Andre Gascoigne, 3 days ago

    hahah thanks guys!

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